SNOW is set to strike Britain on Sunday as a brutal area of low pressure engulfs the nation and plunges temperatures, BBC Weather has warned.

BBC Weather meteorologist Nick Miller warned Atlantic weather conditions will drive through “disturbances” across the UK as strong and bitterly cold winds and snow batter the nation over the weekend. The BBC forecaster said: “Across southern areas, it will be briefly milder on Saturday but then the cold air comes back across all areas as we go on through Sunday. And by then more of us are going to be seeing some snow out of the showers that are falling.

“So, hill snow pushing east during the day. And this will linger into Scotland where we will see some further outbreaks of snow in the hills, some significant accumulations are possible.

“But even snow to lower levels at times on Sunday. It’s colder across the UK and the wind, if anything, on Sunday, will be a bit stronger as well.”

The Met Office has also warned there will be strong winds and snow likely across parts of the UK over the weekend.

Commenting on the conditions,Met Officemeteorologist, Alex Deakin said: “The rain kind of in zones through Saturday morning across the far north of Scotland where it is also very windy with gales likely.

“And then it is blustery elsewhere with lots of showers for Northern Ireland southern Scotland and northern England some snow mixed in with those showers mostly over the hills.”

The weather expert advised those Britons “further south” would experience a “bright and breezy Saturday”.

Temperatures will be “mild” in the south with the mercury reaching highs of 13 degrees in London and Southampton, according to Mr Deakin, who cautioned it would feel “petty chilly” further north.